Nitros skate past Beaver Valley 5-2

The Kimberley Dynamiters continued their strong offensive play with a 5-2 win over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Friday (Oct. 16).

Dynamiters forward Brayden Schwartz opened the scoring six minutes into the first period, with Jaden Rusznak drawing the assist. The goal extended Schwartz’s point streak to six games.

Two minutes into the second period, Dynamiters forward Reed Reschny extended Kimberley’s lead, with assists from Braeden Jack and Carter Allan.

Dynamiters forward Aiden Controy scored a power-play goal eight minutes into the second period, assisted by Schwartz and Rusznak.

Beaver Valley responded with two quick goals in the 17th minute, as Jonas Bourchier and Jackson Rendall pulled the Nitehawks within two heading into the third period.

Rusznak sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:47 of the third period.

Dynamiters’ goalie Adam Kisilevich stopped 15 of 17 shots faced, while Nitehawks netminder Rhys Penninga saved 28 of 32 shots faced.

The Dynamiters next host the Summerland Jets on Saturday (Oct. 17), at the Kimberley Civic Centre.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.